Broadcast Services to provide EU-related News for Local and Community Radio Stations in Ireland
European Commission, DG COMM - Communication
In the framework of its information and communication activities, the Representation in Ireland intends to sign a contract with a service supplier to provide EU-related news stories for local and community radio stations in Ireland. Whereas, in Ireland, the national news media have special editors/correspondents assigned in Brussels to cover European stories, the local media have no such facility. The latest results show 3.320 million listeners (15+) tune into radio every weekday – that is daily radio listening at 80.2% of all adults. Weekly listening increases to 91.2% of the population (source: JNLR report August 2023). Having regard to the need to improve the flow of information about the EU to the general public, the European Commission’s Representation in Ireland proposes to offer a news service on EU policies and activities for use by local and community radio stations.
DeadlineThe time limit for receipt of tenders was 2025-06-11. The procurement was published on 2025-05-05.
SuppliersThe following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
Who? What? Where?- • Eastern and Midland › Dublin
- • Luxembourg › Luxembourg
- • Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest › Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale/Arr. Brussel-Hoofdstad
Procurement history
| Date | Document |
|---|---|
| 2025-05-05 | Contract notice |
| 2025-09-10 | Contract award notice |
Contract notice (2025-05-05)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Broadcast Services to provide EU-related News for Local and Community Radio Stations in Ireland
Reference number:
Short description:
Type of contract: Services
Products/services: Radio production services 📦
Estimated value excluding VAT: 200 000 EUR 💰
This procurement is also suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) ✅
Description
Internal identifier:
Duration: 48 months
Other information about renewals:
Quality criterion (name): Please consult the procurement documents.
Quality criterion (weighting): 60
Price ✅
Price (weighting): 40
Title
Lot Identification Number:
Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure ✅
Legal basis: 32018R1046
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2025-06-11 16:00:59 📅
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2025-06-12 10:30:00 📅
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: Bulgarian 🗣️
Czech 🗣️
German 🗣️
Greek 🗣️
English 🗣️
Spanish 🗣️
Estonian 🗣️
Finnish 🗣️
French 🗣️
Irish 🗣️
Croatian 🗣️
Hungarian 🗣️
Italian 🗣️
Lithuanian 🗣️
Latvian 🗣️
Maltese 🗣️
Dutch 🗣️
Polish 🗣️
Portuguese 🗣️
Romanian 🗣️
Slovak 🗣️
Slovenian 🗣️
Swedish 🗣️
Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: 6 months
Tendering terms
Opening date: 2025-06-12 10:30:00 📅
Electronic invoicing: Allowed
Electronic payment will be used ✅
Deadline for requesting additional information: 2025-05-30 📅
Award criteria
Weight type: Weight (percentage, exact)
Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
List and brief description of conditions: Please consult the procurement documents.
Economic and financial standing
List and brief description of selection criteria: Please consult the procurement documents.
Conditions for participation
Exclusion ground: Bankruptcy
Description of exclusion grounds: For the full list of exclusion grounds please consult the procurement documents.
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: European Commission, DG COMM - Communication
National registration number:
Department: COMM.C - Representations & Communication in Member States
Postal address: 12-14 Lower Mount Street, Dublin 2
Postal town: Dublin
Region: Dublin 🏙️
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: comm-ie-tenders@ec.europa.eu 📧
Phone: +32 2 299 11 11 📞
URL: https://ec.europa.eu/info/departments/communication_en 🌏
Type of the contracting authority
European Institution/Agency or International Organisation
Main activity
General public services
Communication
Documents URL: https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/opportunities/tender-details/62c768dc-d67f-4d9c-9ce2-115968afcfdf-CN?#anchorDocuments 🌏
Participation URL: https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/digit/opsys/esubmission?cftUuid=62c768dc-d67f-4d9c-9ce2-115968afcfdf 🌏
Procurement tool URL: https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/opportunities/tender-details/62c768dc-d67f-4d9c-9ce2-115968afcfdf-CN?#anchorDocuments 🌏
Name: Funding and Tenders Portal
Procurement document language: English 🗣️
Electronic submission: Required
Complementary information
Additional information
Review body
Name: Court of Justice of the European Union
National registration number:
Postal address: Rue du Fort Niedergrünewald
Postal code: L-2925
Postal town: Luxembourg
Region: Luxembourg 🏙️
Country: Luxembourg 🇱🇺
E-mail: gc.registry@curia.europa.eu 📧
Phone: +352 4303-1 📞
URL: http://curia.europa.eu 🌏
Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Source: OJS 2025/S 087-288992 (2025-05-05)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Broadcast Services to provide EU-related News for Local and Community Radio Stations in Ireland
Reference number:
EC-COMM/DUB/2024/OP/0006
Short description:
In the framework of its information and communication activities, the Representation in Ireland intends to sign a contract with a service supplier to provide EU-related news stories for local and community radio stations in Ireland.
Whereas, in Ireland, the national news media have special editors/correspondents assigned in Brussels to cover European stories, the local media have no such facility. The latest results show 3.320 million listeners (15+) tune into radio every weekday –
that is daily radio listening at 80.2% of all adults. Weekly listening increases to 91.2% of the population (source: JNLR report August 2023).
Having regard to the need to improve the flow of information about the EU to the general public, the European Commission’s Representation in Ireland proposes to offer a news service on EU policies and activities for use by local and community radio stations.
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Products/services: Radio production services 📦
Estimated value excluding VAT: 200 000 EUR 💰
This procurement is also suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) ✅
Description
Internal identifier:
EC-COMM/DUB/2024/OP/0006
Duration: 48 months
Other information about renewals:
The contract is concluded for an initial period of 12 (twelve) months, renewable 3 (three) time(s). Please consult the draft contract in the procurement documents.
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Please consult the procurement documents.
Quality criterion (weighting): 60
Price ✅
Price (weighting): 40
Title
Lot Identification Number:
LOT-0001
Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure ✅
Legal basis: 32018R1046
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2025-06-11 16:00:59 📅
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2025-06-12 10:30:00 📅
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: Bulgarian 🗣️
Czech 🗣️
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Danish 🗣️German 🗣️
Greek 🗣️
English 🗣️
Spanish 🗣️
Estonian 🗣️
Finnish 🗣️
French 🗣️
Irish 🗣️
Croatian 🗣️
Hungarian 🗣️
Italian 🗣️
Lithuanian 🗣️
Latvian 🗣️
Maltese 🗣️
Dutch 🗣️
Polish 🗣️
Portuguese 🗣️
Romanian 🗣️
Slovak 🗣️
Slovenian 🗣️
Swedish 🗣️
Tendering terms
Opening date: 2025-06-12 10:30:00 📅
Electronic invoicing: Allowed
Electronic payment will be used ✅
Deadline for requesting additional information: 2025-05-30 📅
Award criteria
Weight type: Weight (percentage, exact)
Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
List and brief description of conditions: Please consult the procurement documents.
Economic and financial standing
List and brief description of selection criteria: Please consult the procurement documents.
Conditions for participation
Exclusion ground: Bankruptcy
Description of exclusion grounds: For the full list of exclusion grounds please consult the procurement documents.
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: European Commission, DG COMM - Communication
National registration number:
COM
Department: COMM.C - Representations & Communication in Member States
Postal address: 12-14 Lower Mount Street, Dublin 2
Postal town: Dublin
Region: Dublin 🏙️
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: comm-ie-tenders@ec.europa.eu 📧
Phone: +32 2 299 11 11 📞
URL: https://ec.europa.eu/info/departments/communication_en 🌏
Type of the contracting authority
European Institution/Agency or International Organisation
Main activity
General public services
Communication
Documents URL: https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/opportunities/tender-details/62c768dc-d67f-4d9c-9ce2-115968afcfdf-CN?#anchorDocuments 🌏
Participation URL: https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/digit/opsys/esubmission?cftUuid=62c768dc-d67f-4d9c-9ce2-115968afcfdf 🌏
Procurement tool URL: https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/opportunities/tender-details/62c768dc-d67f-4d9c-9ce2-115968afcfdf-CN?#anchorDocuments 🌏
Name: Funding and Tenders Portal
Procurement document language: English 🗣️
Electronic submission: Required
Complementary information
Additional information
In case of unavailability or disruptions in the functioning of the electronic means of communication provided in Section 5.1.11 in the last 5 calendar days before the time limit for receipt indicated in Section 5.1.12, the contracting authority reserves the right to extend this time limit and publish the extension at the Internet address provided in Section 5.1.11, without a preceding publication of a corrigendum to this notice. Economic operators interested in this procurement are invited to subscribe to the call for tenders at the address in Section 5.1.11 in order to get notified when new information or documents are published.
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Name: Court of Justice of the European Union
National registration number:
CURIA
Postal address: Rue du Fort Niedergrünewald
Postal code: L-2925
Postal town: Luxembourg
Region: Luxembourg 🏙️
Country: Luxembourg 🇱🇺
E-mail: gc.registry@curia.europa.eu 📧
Phone: +352 4303-1 📞
URL: http://curia.europa.eu 🌏
Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Source: OJS 2025/S 087-288992 (2025-05-05)
Contract award notice (2025-09-10)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated value excluding VAT: 200 000 EUR 💰
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): 200 000 EUR 💰
Other restrictions on the place of performance: Anywhere in the given country
Description
Main site or place of performance: Please consult the procurement documents.
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Maximum renewals: 3
Procedure
Type of procedure
Legal basis: Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509
Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded ✅
Lot Identification Number:
Contract Number:
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2025-08-08 📅
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: 200 000 EUR 💰
Tender identifier:
Identifier of lot or group of lots:
Name and address of the contractor
Name: SKYEBYTE Productions Limited
National registration number:
Postal address: 1 Blakes Hill
Postal code: H91 Y3EW
Postal town: Galway
Region: Extra-Regio NUTS 3 🏙️
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: karen@karencoleman.com 📧
Phone: +353868271765 📞
Size of the economic operator: Large
Complementary information
Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Name: European Commission, DG COMM - Communication
National registration number:
Department: COMM.C - Representations & Communication in Member States
Postal address: 12-14 Lower Mount Street, Dublin 2
Postal town: Dublin
Region: Dublin 🏙️
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: comm-ie-tenders@ec.europa.eu 📧
Phone: +32 2 299 11 11 📞
URL: https://ec.europa.eu/info/departments/communication_en 🌏
Source: OJS 2025/S 175-595822 (2025-09-10)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated value excluding VAT: 200 000 EUR 💰
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): 200 000 EUR 💰
Other restrictions on the place of performance: Anywhere in the given country
Description
Main site or place of performance: Please consult the procurement documents.
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Maximum renewals: 3
Procedure
Type of procedure
Legal basis: Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509
Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded ✅
Lot Identification Number:
LOT-0001
Contract Number:
EC-COMM/DUB/2024/OP/0006
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2025-08-08 📅
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: 200 000 EUR 💰
Tender identifier:
SKYEBYTE Productions Limited
Identifier of lot or group of lots:
LOT-0001
Name and address of the contractor
Name: SKYEBYTE Productions Limited
National registration number:
IE3681171KH
Postal address: 1 Blakes Hill
Postal code: H91 Y3EW
Postal town: Galway
Region: Extra-Regio NUTS 3 🏙️
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: karen@karencoleman.com 📧
Phone: +353868271765 📞
Size of the economic operator: Large
Complementary information
Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Name: European Commission, DG COMM - Communication
National registration number:
COM
Department: COMM.C - Representations & Communication in Member States
Postal address: 12-14 Lower Mount Street, Dublin 2
Postal town: Dublin
Region: Dublin 🏙️
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: comm-ie-tenders@ec.europa.eu 📧
Phone: +32 2 299 11 11 📞
URL: https://ec.europa.eu/info/departments/communication_en 🌏
Source: OJS 2025/S 175-595822 (2025-09-10)
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